Brecon Buff goose
The Brecon Buff is a medium Welsh goose and one of the few geese bred in the UK. It is hardy and still popular in Wales.
The Brecon Buff is a pure-bred goose breed in the PCGB Medium class. Its origin is given as Brecon Beacons, Wales. It appears on the RBST Watchlist as a priority breed, so keepers of pure stock help conserve it.
It is kept in medium form. Recognised colours: Buff. Typical adult weights: gander about 7.3–9.3 kg and goose about 6.3–8.3 kg.
Expect roughly 10–25 eggs a year, with white shells. It is mainly kept for the table.
Compiled from poultryclub.org, rbst.org.uk, domestic-waterfowl.co.uk, poultrykeeper.com, waterfowl.org.uk. See sources
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Identity
- Species
- Goose
- Type
- Pure breed
- PCGB class
- Medium
- Origin
- Brecon Beacons, Wales
- Kept for
- Table
History
In the early 1930s, Rhys Llewellyn found buff females among grey-and-white farm geese in the Brecon Beacons. He bred them true within 4–5 generations using a white gander. A standard was published in Feathered World in 1934 and in the British Poultry Standards in 1954.
Appearance
Buff with a pink bill and feet. An orange bill is a fault, though common.
Recognised colours
Buff
Size and weight
- Forms
- Medium
- Gander
- 7.3–9.3 kg
- Goose
- 6.3–8.3 kg
Eggs
- Eggs a year
- 10–25
- Egg colour
- White
- Notes
- No egg figure was found in the sources.
Temperament
- In short
- Alert, active, friendly
- Keeping notes
- BWA calls it alert, active, friendly, hardy and a good grazer.
Hardiness
Hardy
Broodiness
Not recorded yet.
Flying
Not recorded yet.
Suitability
- Good to know
- Easily confused with the American Buff, which has an orange bill and legs.
Conservation status (RBST)
A priority breed on the Rare Breeds Survival Trust Watchlist.
Breed club
- The Goose Club, umbrella · Website
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